Submitted Name Save Type River Usage Irish Pronounced Pron. lif-EE [key] Other Forms FormsLife, Liphe Edit Status Status [history·contributorshide contributors] Added 1/25/2017 by tarajso Edited 3/5/2020 by Mike C Meaning & History The River Liffey runs through the city of Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. In poetry and mythology, the river is called Abhainn An Life, which is occasionally anglicized as 'Anna Liffey'